Obviously I’ve been elsewhere… since October. I’m vaguely embarrassed by this, as historically I’ve gotten peeved with bloggers I liked getting too busy to blog — and here I’ve received what can only be described as a well-deserved comeuppance.

If you’ve been following me on xoJane you’ll know I haven’t been idle, bringing the good news of self-acceptance, rampant fattery, and my unabashed weirditude to the wider population. (Can I just take a moment to note how nice it is to write a series of concepts like that and know that nobody’s going to steal my Oxford comma because this blog doesn’t fucking keep to fucking AP style? Ahhhh.)

Also, I have this book coming out. Have you heard about it? I need to put a thing in the sidebar that goes HEY BUY MY BOOK, WHICH COMES OUT ON APRIL 10, 2012. Amazing-but-true bit of trivia: they had to stop the presses, literally, when a last-minute blurb from Camryn Manheim came through. WILD, RIGHT?

Self-promotion has never been my strong suit; I do the tiniest amount and immediately assume I’m being way overbearing. But I’m also learning that a huge part of writing for a living is cultivating one’s fucking hustle.

Also also, I’m saying fuck a lot because I’m used to having curtail it. Fuuuuuck.

So. Until I get that sidebar business resolved, here are an enticing array of pre-order links:

If you’re in New York City, I will be in your area on April 17th and 18th! On the 17th I will be at Barnes & Noble Upper West Side with the excellent Diana Cage. On April 18th I will be at the legendary Bluestockings bookstore.

If you’re in Boston, you’re gonna give up your Friday night for me on April 20th, when I descend upon the Harvard Book Store, with a little help from Women, Action, & the Media.

If you live somewhere else, then tell me where and why you want me to show up there. I’m gonna try to make this shiz happen.

There will be other cosmetic changes around this joint — I’d like to get some damn cakes in the header — and I really do intend to get back to blogging on a regular basis, I just need to let go of my need to always turn everything into a meticulously researched two-thousand-word epic.

So lovely to see you back here, although I have enjoyed following you over on xojane. Congratulations on all the exciting stuff in your life: new book, xojane, transcontinental travels etc!

Now onto the real reason I’m writing. How about coming to Halifax? That’s Nova Scotia. Um, you know? Canada, eh? Just a hop, skip, and jump through customs and here you are: the great white north, except, you know, not nearly as great or white or northern as you might expect. :). Seriously, Halifax is a college town, with no less than 3 major universities. Plus, it’s a port town, so pubs galore! And it’s Canada, so at the very least you’d get some great poutine. C’mon! Come to Halifax! Puleeeeeeeeeese!

The Rio Grande Valley of Texas would be a good place, since the health care community has been shaming Latinas for their size and has been going on about the obesity epidemic here. I think you coming down and promoting your book would allow these women to love themselves and take control of their lives without being pressured into bariatric surgery. Plus I live here and would love to see you.

You should totally come to Chicago! It’s nice this time of year… Lil chilly (well….normally) and the city is beautiful. Plus I’d looooove to come to your book signing!! Pretty please?? Btw… Heart your stuff on xojane!

This is the most exciting thing in the history of ever! I love the space-age-ness of your book’s cover. I will be at the Harvard Book Store event with bells on (well, not bells, because that would be noisy).

You should come to DC! I will try to come up with a more compelling argument than that, once I have a chance to check in with WMST folks at the University where I work, and see what the speaker situation is.

I third the suggestion that you come to Seattle! Because I, too, would love to be BFF’s with you. 🙂 And I am very excited that you are back on the blogging! Does this also mean that the podcast will reemerge as an active project? I have been listening through the old episodes because they are continually educational and re-affirming, and because I just love listening to you and Marianne talk!

Welcome back!!! Of course, I’ve been reading regularly on xo-jane, but I also check in periodically to the blog and I’ve gotta say, I’ve missed you here. Can’t wait to read the book and will pre-order on Amazon. I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to have you come to Mid-Michigan, but all our independents have closed and there’s only the one Barnes and Noble left around these parts, but I would totally make the trip to Ann Arbor were you to pay a visit. 😀 And congrats on getting your book published–that’s a huge accomplishment! Bravo.

Lesley you’re back a blogging yay! I’ve been following your XOJane posts and it’s great that you are spreading the word of size acceptance to new people who may not have come across the concept before (along with articles about other great stuff like tea!). I’ve been really happily surprised reading the comments to your articles on XOJane, there is a lot of positivity towards size acceptance and I didn’t expect that. I think the way you write and put forward the issues has really made people think and possible change their attitudes. You are doing a great job and I have your book on order at Amazon! xx

PS. Are there going to be any new Fatcasts coming up? I miss them in my life!

Guess what? I just ordered Lesley’s book from Adlibris (www.adlibris.se), which you can use as well if you live in Norway. Yay!! It is slightly confusing though that it has already come out here, when Lesley wrote that it comes out April 10?

Listening to reruns of fatcast could only get me so far without missing you. I just recently had checked up on your twitter feed and saw that the book was done. (YAY!) and I thought to myself, hey she should be coming back to her blog now. . . And you did! (MORE YAY!)
A hearty congratulations and a giant thump on the back. 🙂 If anyone deserves the success it is you.

Iowa City, Iowa. Sounds weird? Maybe, but the U of Iowa is there and home of Prairie Lights Bookstore, a nice independent bookstore that does a lot of author readings. Please, I’d love to meet you and get an autographed copy. 🙂

I was so thrilled to hear that you have a book out. You are truly a gifted writer and I have enjoyed reading you here as well as on XO Jane. I loved the podcasts you and Marianne put out. They made me laugh and think. I would love for you to come to Baltimore, Maryland one day and grace us with your awesomeness because we could definitely use some awesome here.

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After a two year — uh — hiatus, we’re happy to present almost two hours of hot new Fatcast action! (YES, featuring my charming lisp and multitudinous “y’know”s!) In this episode, Marianne and I discuss how incredibly difficult it can be to take care of yourself, and it’s a little less upbeat than we planned. […]